Gang Membership As A Turning Point In The Life Course

Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 513-552

  Melde, Chris ^a   Esbensen, Finn Aage ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Delinquency; Emotions; Gangs; Life course; Turning point

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956372211     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2011.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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